There is a saying in Japanese "Taiki Bansei", meaning "Great talents mature late" or "Late Bloomer". This may be used to describe a person who made a remarkable achievement later in his life, or used as an encouragement for someone who is not-yet so successful.
I used to like going to see fortune tellers, such as a tarot reader or a palm reader, when I had some issue to solve. I had no proof that what they told me was true, but it was good enough for me to believe. Besides, going through the process of reading was enjoyable: contemplate the issue and get frustrated, decide to see a teller, have discussion with the teller on my issue, listen to what they see with their "mystic" power, and put my own thoughts to the verdict afterwards. A lot of thinking was going on during the process.
When I was in my early twenties, I saw a teller of Four Pillar astrology (a method of fortune-telling based on the time, date, month and year of a person's birth) to ask about my career. Only thing I still remember among his reading is: "You are a Taiki Bansei type of person; you are going to make a great success later in your life, but you are kind of a slow starter."
I do not know whether his fortune-telling was right or not. All I can say is that I have been believing it.
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